Desk Free Technology Career Path?

nickjohnson wonders: "I realize that in business there exist many career paths out of software engineering, but in the corporate world, most of those career paths still involve sitting in front of a computer or sitting at meetings or sitting and talking on the phone a significant part of the time. I'm sure there's a number of people out there with neck and wrist pain, or aging bodies hard to keep in shape -- what career paths have you or are you considering that are interesting and rewarding for techie engineering types that do not involve so much sitting still?" "I'm reaching out to the Slashdot community for advice on a career change for myself, a veteran software engineer who, for physical reasons, does not want to work sitting in front of a computer anymore. Actually, I really don't want to spend many more years sitting still in front of *anything* anymore. I need to move around more, and maintain a more upright position throughout the day. Short of becoming a yoga teacher or a dance teacher or I don't know a skydiving instructor, what else is out there for a techie like me?

* interesting problems to solve
* opportunities for discovery and success
* financially lucrative
* more invigorating (not tiring) than sitting still all day"

Comments

excerise at 30,000 feet?

[ubiquitin]

Consider getting a job that demands some travel. Probably the most creative postures to combat the desk-potato lifestyle that I've come up with are ones necessary to get comfortable in a regular-class airline seat. Not sure if it counts for exercise, but I sure am tired at the end of the flight.

Teach

[Anm]

everyone has some knowledge worth imparting. And if you find the right audience, it can be incredibly rewarding.

Ummmmm

[Alpha27]

Well you don't leave many options left....

You can go into teaching. I did this for about a year, teaching a linux course and this required me
- to move around alot,
- drink alot more water,
- be active, constantly on my feet,
- constant talking,
- was semi-lucrative as long as you can make this a regular gig that can pay the bills, a number of places will pay good money, and if not, you can convince them why they should, considering they get good money for the course from the student.

All the other options I was going to write, would have taken you out of technology, but considering you want to stay in it, I guess on some level, this seems like the best option, especially if you have the skills to back it up, and the ability to teach. Plus someone with years of experience is a valuable asset to any teaching institution.

Good luck.

One answer:

[c0d3h4x0r]

Porn actor.

Get out of the chair job?

[rogabean]

It took me years to get a "sit my ass in this chair job"!!! I'm not giving it up!

Re:Simple: High School

[shadwwulf]

That's UNDERAGE eye-candy BTW...

I'm sure you'd get a lot of exercise running away from your new friend "Bubba" at the place you will end up, if you should interface with said "eye-candy".